Thursday, December 27, 2001
Language of war
Language of war claims its own victims: Umberto Eco on the care needed by our leaders when choosing words.
If words carry weight, perhaps it is not the case that we should have philosophers govern, as Plato had it (the results he inspired were disastrous), but at least we ought to fill our governments with people who are better versed in history and geography.
[via Red Rock Eater]
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